Archives: Sustainable mining

A household name for shaft sinking in Africa’s mining sector, Murray & Roberts Cementation has over the decades developed a wide portfolio of mining services – some better known than others. “Through our constant innovation across a range of fields, built on the expertise of our highly experienced staff, we keep developing very interesting responses[…]

The Tailings 2024 conference is being organised by Gecamin, the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto and The TAilings and IndustriaL waste ENGineering (TAILENG) Center, and will be held June 12-14 in the Sheraton Santiago in Chile. Ahead of the event, we spoke to Geraldo Paes, Corporate Geotechnical Director at global mining company[…]

Brazil’s largest mining contractor is confident it can be scaling up a new battery-electric hybrid truck platform and retrofitting the country’s second biggest surface mine diesel vehicle fleet in the next two years, The Electric Mine 2024 heard. “We really want to get into a future where mining becomes safe, intelligent and sustainable,” U&M Mineração[…]

Zero Nexus Inc, a research company in sustainable mining solutions, has announced the launch of the ‘Electric Vehicles in Mining Operations (EVMO)’ project, another step towards the electrification of the mining industry. This initiative is funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) through the education and awareness project funding – clean transportation and clean fuels call[…]

Leading contract miner Byrnecut will collaborate with Sandvik to develop new diesel-electric mining equipment with the aim to boost sustainability, efficiency and productivity underground. Under an agreement signed at The Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Australia last week, the companies will work together to develop underground loaders and trucks featuring electric drivetrains. The overall[…]

Days after the conclusion of The Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, BHP and Rio Tinto have confirmed they are to collaborate on battery-electric haul truck trials in the Pilbara. The collaboration reflects the individual commitments made by BHP, Rio Tinto, Caterpillar and Komatsu to support BHP’s and Rio Tinto’s shared ambition of[…]

Australian iron ore major Fortescue will either “turn down or turn off our operations” when renewable energy isn’t available in a new type of future commodity “demand response”, head of green power, Meheroop Chopra said at The Electric Mine 2024. “We’re fully committed to a real zero target, which means that we will run our[…]

A much deeper mobile equipment supply and innovation pool is fast developing and is definitely needed by the global mining industry to help it meet unprecedented energy transition and other production challenges, Shane Clark, Thiess Group Manager, Energy Transition, said at The Electric Mine 2024 this week. “The Thiess business has more than A$2 billion[…]

Ampcontrol has launched the new Ampcontrol MegaWatt Charger, designed to support the electrification of the mining industry, showcasing the solution at The Electric Mine 2024, in Perth, Western Australia. Ampcontrol says it is challenging the future by delivering innovative solutions that make electrifying mining operations a reality. The Ampcontrol MegaWatt Charger uses high-capacity charging technology[…]

EACON Mining, a leading provider of autonomous haulage solutions, and MACA, a leader in mining services, are making waves at the highly anticipated The Electric Mine 2024 exhibition. The joint exhibition marks a significant milestone in their collaboration, showcasing pioneering advancements in electrification technologies and autonomous driving that are poised to reshape the future of[…]